Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 1JX
How much crime is recorded in B69 1JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tividale
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,656 (2024)
B69 1JXOldbury
How safe is B69 1JX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B69 1JX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B69 1JXNational
Violence and sexual offences44.323.6
Burglary9.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft1.64.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.